Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology; Department of Biotechnology; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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₹21,185 crore
spent in 2025–26, 0.43% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Share of union spending | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹21,185 crore | 0.43% | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹13,198 crore | 0.28% | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹11,559 crore | 0.26% | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹12,333 crore | 0.29% | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹13,114 crore | 0.35% | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹11,351 crore | 0.32% | Actuals |
Its demands for grants
3 budget lines sit under this ministry. The total above is their sum, because a group carries no figure of its own anywhere in this dataset.
- Department of Science and Technology Research grants through the Science and Engineering Research Board, the interdisciplinary cyber-physical mission, and Survey of India. ₹12,000 cr
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research The CSIR network of national laboratories and its industrial research. ₹6,000 cr
- Department of Biotechnology Biotechnology research institutes, vaccine and genome research, and industry research assistance through BIRAC. ₹3,000 cr
The ministry structure here is the one the 2026-27 Budget publishes, applied to every year so a demand keeps one place across time. A machinery-of-government change that moved a demand between ministries in an earlier year is therefore not reflected.
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